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5th EU Mentoring Group on State Aids and the De Minimis Rule

Reflecting on the first full year of APD Moldova, 2024 stands out as a pivotal year in advancing Moldova’s agri-food sector.

On December 5, 2024, APD Moldova hosted the fourth session of the EU Mentoring Group, continuing its mission to strengthen the Agricultural Administration of the Republic of Moldova through valuable exchanges of experience and knowledge with EU Member States.

Between November 10-14, 2024, APD Moldova organized a study tour for participants of the Moldovan livestock sector at the EuroTier 2024, a renowned international event dedicated to the livestock sector, held biennially in Hanover, Germany.

From November 4-8, 2024, the Technical University of Moldova, in partnership with APD Moldova, organized a series of lectures on the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and EU requirements for food safety.

On September 26, 2024, APD Moldova organized the third meeting of the EU Mentoring Group for the Agricultural Administration of the Republic of Moldova.

In the framework of the Conference on “Smallholder Inclusion in Agri-Food Value Chains” on September 12, 2024, an electronic survey (mentimeter) was conducted at several stages of the event. It enabled the 300+ (small) farmers to actively participate and react to the presentations made by the international and local senior officials.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova (MAIA), in partnership with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue (www.apd-moldova.de) project, hosted a landmark conference on strengthening small farmers’ inclusion in agri-food value chains on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau.

APD Moldova is supporting the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) to establish a Chamber of Agriculture in Moldova. Following the study tour for Moldovan agriculture representatives on June 2-7, which was organized by APD Moldova together with Chemonics (USAID) and showcased best practices of the Chambers of Agriculture in Germany and Austria, the consultations in 10 rural regions of Moldova take place from July 4-11, 2024.

The first APD study tour for Moldovan agriculture representatives went to Germany and Austria from June 2-7, 2024. The 13-headed Moldovan delegation was led by Mr. Sergiu Gherciu, the Secretary General of the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), and comprised farmers, a representative of the Agriculture Committee of the Moldovan Parliament, and media representatives.

The 2nd EU Mentoring Group for the Moldovan agriculture administration convened virtually on May 29, 2024.

On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue (APD Moldova), in partnership with the EU-Moldova Association Project and the EU-funded High-Level Advisor for Agriculture organized a full-day workshop on EU Harmonization of agriculture and rural development (Chapter 11 of the Acquis) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA).

The APD Moldova Project functions as the Secretariat for the EU Mentoring Group with the objective to foster the transfer of knowledge and experience from EU Member States to the staff of the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAFI), the paying agency AIPA, and the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA).

The “German-Moldovan Agricultural Policy Dialogue” (APD) project was officially launched on Monday, February 12, 2024, marking a significant step in bilateral cooperation.

The APD Moldova team participated during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) and International Green Week from January 17-20, 2024 in Berlin.